Video+Clip+Project

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NEW IDEA:

Which Way Do You Sway? Project Page

Use footage of the BP oil spill to illustrate persuasive language. Clip 1: Show Al Jazeera footage explaining the oil spill Clip 2: Show BP-sponsored video Clip 3: Show BP parody video


 * 1) Students would jot down their prior knowledge/opinion about the oil spill and record this on their graphic organizer. They would then be shown all of the clips in succession. Students will evaluate the video clips on this criteria in a few short sentences: What did you see in this video? What did you hear? (words/sounds that stuck out) How did you feel after watching this video? Did it show BP in a positive, negative, or neutral light? How were they shown in this light? The videos will be shown in the order above.
 * 2) After this, the students will then be directed to have discussions with their table partners.
 * 3) Next, they will either construct a letter to President Obama or to the CEO of BP stating their opinion on the oil spill with specific details (from either their prior knowledge or from what they learned in class).
 * 4) Finally, the students will close this activity by identifying what information they would need to be provided in order to change their opinion on the BP oil spill.

__Division of Labor:__ Nadia-Section 1 Sara- Section 2 (Points 1 & 2) Erin- Section 2 (Points 3 & 4)